diff --git a/examples/cherrypy_example/requirements.txt b/examples/cherrypy_example/requirements.txt
index d71870692..7d018a0a3 100644
--- a/examples/cherrypy_example/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/cherrypy_example/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 cherrypy
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability